Surprises came one after another, and we walked out of the "Snack Street" which is at least fifty feet long and has countless dazzling shops.
These shops are not big, and are extremely dense. They are connected horizontally and vertically. They are all small vendors, selling goods from the north and the south.
After asking, I found out that it turned out that the local government had negotiated with the traveling caravans, and it was considered a "consignment sale". The people in the city were responsible for selling, either retail or wholesale. After selling, the money would be given to others when the caravans came for the second time. If it is not sold out, you can continue to sell it on consignment, or you can return the goods.
A large number of caravans and merchants come and go every day. Yongcheng, which had long given up on "agricultural development", has also found a new development path that belongs here, that is, business!
If you want to carry forward the word "business", you need a lot of population movement.
What attracted merchants and caravans was the original Three Seasons Villa, which is now the Yongcheng branch of Four Seasons Villa.
The south and west of the city near the center are almost all "entertainment areas".
Buildings of different shapes, sizes, and meanings appear to be built in a haphazard manner, but when you are among them, you feel a sense of order amid chaos.
Among the water and clouds is the largest bathhouse in Yongcheng. I don’t know if it is connected to a mountain spring or dug underground water. When I get close to the building complex where all the buildings are in red, thick water vapor hits my face. Its scale is larger than that of the Yongcheng Prefecture Yamen. It is three to four times bigger, and there are young ladies in cool clothes standing at the door waving handkerchiefs.
What really surprised Han You was that there was a wooden sign at the door. All consumption was transparent, there was no hidden consumption, how much it cost to take a bath, how much a scrub, how much everything else, etc.
Before Han You could go in to find out, a familiar smell attracted him. Just behind the Shuiyunjian partition, there was a large amount of soap piled outside a workshop that did not occupy a large area. A group of guys who looked like scholars were Use a carving knife to carve words on it.
Wang Hai ran over and asked, only to find out that anyone who spent more than twenty dollars at Yongcheng Four Seasons Villa could receive a piece of soap when they left the city.
After all, Four Seasons Villa was built in the city. Han You was pleasantly surprised. It even had a basketball court and a football field.
It's just that there shouldn't be any teams. The people running on the field are all sons of the common people, a group of children.
There were not many aristocratic families in Yongcheng to begin with, and the aristocratic families were mostly managed by the magistrate You Mingtang. The common people were the masters of this city!
There is also the Grand Theater, where actors in different costumes come on stage, singing, acting, and pretending.
The flag-bearers of the military were clearly visible on the racecourse. They were running at full speed. Outside the wooden fence, countless people in different clothes were shouting and shouting. Some were laughing, some were cursing, some were shaking their heads and sighing, and some were crying with joy.
Han You's smile never disappeared along the way. Sikong Zhao, who was by his side, was happy everywhere he looked. If it weren't for many factors, he would have gone in to find out. The most important thing was that she had no money, so she had to pay for it when she entered the customs. If you don't have any, just bring a penny.
These were originally designed by Han You. People who walked in and out from everywhere could tell that the imitation was very successful without going in intentionally.
The overall scale is not as big as Beijing Four Seasons Resort. It is much different. In terms of land area, it is not even one-tenth. In terms of different entertainment areas, it is only 23/10. It is much more than that. The words of the service staff It is also far, far behind other comprehensive abilities.
Han You was still very happy, extremely happy.
When You Mingtang and Han You said that he would bet all his wealth and life for the people, Han You also made a bet. The bet was not large, but it was related to the people.
Now it seems that everything is worth it. After passing through the city, everyone saw a large number of half-built or nascent buildings. As You Mingtang said at the beginning, as long as it can make money, as long as it can make the people live a good life. In this day and age, even if the entire city is demolished and turned into a villa, it will be okay.
Being able to recreate so many buildings and areas of the villa in just a few months is an unexpected surprise, a huge surprise.
Although it's not a 100% replica, it's pretty much the same. It's obvious that Ji Ying sent a lot of subordinates, and there should also be hundreds of people from the village's bankers.
Han You is convinced that in another year, no, it may only take half a year, all the projects will be completed, and by then Yongcheng will definitely become the brightest pearl and commercial pearl on the way from Beijing to the south.
Sikong Zhao admired: "This city is really interesting and full of people."
The friends all laughed, but no one helped Han You brag, saying that this place was imitated by Dong Shi and the Four Seasons Villa built by Han You.
"Okay, let's go visit Mr. You."
Han You, who had walked more than twenty miles, was very hungry and said with a smile: "I am also his boss after all, so it is only right that he treat us to a meal."
Everyone nodded, and just as they were about to turn around and leave, Wang Hai suddenly said "Huh".
"Master, something is wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"Look." Wang Hai pointed to the unfinished buildings: "A large amount of wood work materials are piled there, covered with dust. It doesn't look like the work has just stopped. It's already past noon, but no one is working, and there are few people nearby. Human traces.”
“A long shutdown coming?”
When Wang Hai said this, Han You looked closely and noticed something was wrong, so he couldn't help but lead everyone over.
Sure enough, as Wang Hai said, Han You had only one feeling when he got close to it: a lot of unfinished buildings.
"Is You Mingtang out of money?"
Han You looked around. A large amount of wood and construction materials were piled neatly, but there was no one there.
"Master, didn't you say when you wrote to the villa that if this place starts to show results, Mr. Beimen can allocate some money and food? The labor and wood are all shipped from the villa. Speaking of spending money, The job is nothing more than hiring people to work, and the workers should all be local people."
"yes."
Han You also started scratching his head.
Before he got involved at that time, You Mingtang was able to mobilize almost all the people in the city to work for free. After that, he wrote a letter asking for money and people, and even the materials were delivered. How could he do it because he had no money? It's causing a shutdown.
Just when everyone was confused, Wang Hai discovered something strange again. Looking to the south, there were many high-gate courtyards everywhere.
"Master, look."
Han You looked in the direction pointed by Wang Hai, even more confused.
Because all the people's residences were bulldozed, You Mingtang freed up the large and small courtyards in the south of the city for the people to live in. The original owners of those courtyards were local squires and wealthy families, and they ran away to death.
When Han You entered the city at that time, he did meet many people in the south area of the city.
Looking now, there are no ordinary people there anymore. Most of them are people wearing fine clothes riding sedans, or young men riding horses strolling around.
Just when everyone was confused, several government officials ran over, six of them, led by a bearded man.
"Dear guest, honored guest, honored guest."
After this group of people came, they all had the iconic smiles of the service industry on their faces.
"Hey, this place hasn't been built yet, so there's nothing to play with."
Han You asked: "Has work been suspended here for a long time?"
"Where is the work stoppage? Let the villagers take a rest. We have been tired for so long for Yongcheng. We must take a rest. It's coming soon. It will be completed in autumn. By then, Yongcheng will be a really good place. , much better than now, very good, haha.”
The expression on Han You's face became more solemn.
People, there is no such thing as tiredness!
The so-called tiredness refers to not getting due reward for putting in a huge workload.
No one, no one hopes more than the people of Yongcheng that all the buildings here will be completed.
At that time, Han You wrote clearly in his letter, and he also made it clear to You Mingtang that the people could not work in vain, and they could not just take care of food, food, and housing. Four Seasons Villa was equivalent to advance funds, and the wages paid were almost the same as the normal wages of Four Seasons Villa. , and this is almost much higher than normal wages.
It can be said that even if the villa has nothing to do with the local people, the people will not rest just for these wages.
Therefore, when the people were tired, they rested, and obviously rested for a long time. There was no possibility unless it was caused by other reasons.
These reasons do not include You Mingtang filling his own pockets, the capital chain being broken, and the lack of labor and materials.
Apart from these reasons, Han You could not think of any factors that would make people lose money.
